Gensler, Jacob |
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BORN 21 Jan 1808, Hamburg - DIED 26 Jan 1845, Hamburg BIRTH NAME Gensler, Johann Jacob GRAVE LOCATION Hamburg: Friedhof Ohlsdorf, Fühlsbüttler Strasse 756 (Gedächtnisfriedhof 22 (Reburied with other painters)) |
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Younger brother of Günther Genssler, who taught him drawing. He studied under Wilhelm Tischbein in Eutin and under Siegfried Bendixen in Hamburg. Like his brother he was a founding member of the Hamburger Künstlervereins in 1832. He mostly painted of landscapes and moralistic scenes. His happy and idyllic country scenes were bought by his rich customers. Related persons • is brother/sister of Gensler, Günther • is brother/sister of Gensler, Martin |
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 The stone (at the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof, Hamburg) marking the remains of several painters that were moved from their original burial place. Picture by Androom (16 Aug 1999) |
